WHA game summary from March 11, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston Aeros (42-24-0) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 San Diego Mariners (33-30-4) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 1: | SD , | Bob Dobek 1 (Don Burgess, Brian Morenz), 4:00 |
| SD , | Brian Morenz 6 (Brent Hughes), 8:48 | |
| HOU, | Marty Howe 9 (Larry Lund, Andre Hinse), 15:24 | |
| SD , | Norm Ferguson 31 (Ray Adduono), 15:55 | |
| 2: | SD , | Kevin Devine 18 (Joe Noris, Alec Tidey), 17:41 |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Alec Tidey, SD 5:57 |
| John Schella, HOU 12:29 | |
| Gene Peacosh, SD 12:29 | |
| Kevin Morrison, SD 18:28 | |
| 2: | John Schella, HOU 5:57 |
| Larry Hale, HOU 13:06 | |
| 3: | John Schella, HOU 11:49 |
| Wayne Rivers, SD 13:02 | |
| Ted Taylor, HOU 17:55 | |
| Ray Adduono, SD 19:46 |
Penalty time: HOU: 10 minutes
SD : 10 minutes
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marty Howe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Lund | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Hinse | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Schella | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Hale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| SD Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Morenz | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Norm Ferguson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Dobek | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Devine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Adduono | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alec Tidey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Burgess | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Noris | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brent Hughes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Morrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Rivers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gene Peacosh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: HOU: 7-11-13-31
SD : 14-12- 7-33
Goalies: HOU: Ron Grahame (L, 30-15-0)
SD : Ernie Wakely (W, 32-15-2)
Attendance: 6,969